TEAMER THAT SAID KIM WAS HIS
STUDENT FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. STUDENT FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO
YOU. YOU. WE SIMPLY DONT KNOW ENOUGH
ABOUT KIM JONG-UN.W ENOUGH ABOUT KIM JONG-UN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WALKING INTO PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WALKING INTO THE UNKNOWN. THE UNKNOWN. AND WHAT EMERGES FROM OUR
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS IS A DEEPLY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS IS A DEEPLY
COMPLEX CHARACTER. COMPLEX CHARACTER.
SMILING, RUTHLESS, MYSTERIOUS, SMILING, RUTHLESS, MYSTERIOUS, WHO IS KIM JONG-UN?
THIS FORMER HIGH SCHOOL THIS FORMER HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS EXPERIENCE, MAY HOLD TEACHERS EXPERIENCE, MAY HOLD
CRUCIAL LESSONS FOR PRESIDENT CRUCIAL LESSONS FOR PRESIDENT
TRUMP. TRUMP. 20 YEARS AGO, HIS STUDENT, HE 20 YEARS AGO, HIS STUDENT, HE BELIEVES, WAS THE FUTURE LEADER BELIEVES, WAS THE FUTURE LEADER OF NORTH KOREA.
>> HIS NAME WAS UN. >> HIS NAME WAS UN.
AND HE STARTED SCHOOL HERE IN AND HE STARTED SCHOOL HERE IN
THE SEVENTH CLASS. THE SEVENTH CLASS.
HE WAS ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD. HE WAS ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD.
>> Reporter: IN HIS FIRST >> Reporter: IN HIS FIRST
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INTERVIEW, HE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INTERVIEW, HE
SAYS HE TAUGHT UN SPORTS, MATH SAYS HE TAUGHT UN SPORTS, MATH
AND GERMAN AT THIS SCHOOL. AND GERMAN AT THIS SCHOOL. HE WAS HIS HOME ROOM TEACHER.
>> HE WAS A GOOD STUDENT.HER. >> HE WAS A GOOD STUDENT.
BUT HE WASNT EXTRAORDINARY. BUT HE WASNT EXTRAORDINARY.
>> Reporter: BUT HE SAYS KIM >> Reporter: BUT HE SAYS KIM
JONG-UN WILL LIKELY UNDERSTAND JONG-UN WILL LIKELY UNDERSTAND ENGLISH. ENGLISH. SO, YOU THINK HE WOULD HAVE AT SO, YOU THINK HE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST LEARNED BASIC FRENCH AND
ENGLISH AND GERMAN. FRENCH AND ENGLISH AND GERMAN.
>> YOU HAVE TO. >> YOU HAVE TO.
YOU HAVE TO. YOU HAVE TO.
>> Reporter: IT WAS 1998, WHEN >> Reporter: IT WAS 1998, WHEN
WE BELIEVE HE WAS IN WE BELIEVE HE WAS IN
SWITZERLAND. SWITZERLAND. INTRIGUE SURROUNDS HIS LIFE
HERE.GUE SURROUNDS HIS LIFE HERE. ITS THOUGHT KIM JONG-UN SPENT
MANY YEARS IN EUROPE.UN SPENT MANY YEARS IN EUROPE.
FOR A WHILE, ITS SAID HE LIVED FOR A WHILE, ITS SAID HE LIVED
IN AN APARTMENT HERE WITH HIS IN AN APARTMENT HERE WITH HIS
AUNT AND UNCLE. AUNT AND UNCLE.
WHILE WE MAY KNOW LITTLE OF HIM, WHILE WE MAY KNOW LITTLE OF HIM,
TO UNDERESTIMATE HIS KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERESTIMATE HIS KNOWLEDGE
OF THE WEST MIGHT BE A MISTAKE. OF THE WEST MIGHT BE A MISTAKE.
A SWISS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST A SWISS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST
ON A FELLOWSHIP AT STANFORD ON A FELLOWSHIP AT STANFORD
UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY, BELIEVES HE UNIVERSITY, BELIEVES HE
UNCOVERED THE VISA APPLICATION. UNCOVERED THE VISA APPLICATION.
>> HERE, YOU SEE KIM JONG-UN, >> HERE, YOU SEE KIM JONG-UN,
KIM JONG-CHOL AND HIS YOUNGER KIM JONG-CHOL AND HIS YOUNGER
SISTER. SISTER. AND THE DATE OF BIRTH IS
CONSISTENT WITH KIM JONG-UNS CONSISTENT WITH KIM JONG-UNS
AGE. AGE. >> Reporter: MICHELE HAS A PHOTO
OF HIS FORMER STUDENT.AS A PHOTO OF HIS FORMER STUDENT.
>> I TOOK A PICTURE OF EVERY >> I TOOK A PICTURE OF EVERY
STUDENT. STUDENT. >> Reporter: NBC NEWS SENT THAT
PICTURE FOR ANALYSIS. SENT THAT PICTURE FOR ANALYSIS.
>> THE NOSE, THE MOUTH AND TWO >> THE NOSE, THE MOUTH AND TWO
FEATURES OF THE EARS LINE UP, FEATURES OF THE EARS LINE UP,
GIVING US THE STRONG LIKELIHOOD GIVING US THE STRONG LIKELIHOOD
THIS IS KIM JONG-UN. THIS IS KIM JONG-UN.
>> Reporter: HIS AUNT AND UNCLE >> Reporter: HIS AUNT AND UNCLE
DEFECTED TO THE U.S., WHERE THEY DEFECTED TO THE U.S., WHERE THEY
ARE IN HIDING. ARE IN HIDING.
MICHELE REMEMBERS A BOY WITH MICHELE REMEMBERS A BOY WITH
LIMITED FRIENDSHIPS BUT LOVING LIMITED FRIENDSHIPS BUT LOVING
BASKETBALL. BASKETBALL. >> WHEN WE PLAYED BASKETBALL
TOGETHER AND DOING SPORTS, HE TOGETHER AND DOING SPORTS, HE
ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE A PRO. ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE A PRO.
IN HIS NBA CLOTHES. IN HIS NBA CLOTHES.
AND THE NIKES, THE GOOD ONES. AND THE NIKES, THE GOOD ONES.
THE AIR. THE AIR.
THAT WAS THE TIME FOR SHAQUILLE THAT WAS THE TIME FOR SHAQUILLE
ONEAL AND MICHAEL JORDAN. ONEAL AND MICHAEL JORDAN.
>> Reporter: AND HE COULD TAKE A >> Reporter: AND HE COULD TAKE A
JOKE. JOKE. >> WHAT I SAID TO HIM WAS, HEY,
YOU LOOK ALREADY LIKE A PRO.EY, YOU LOOK ALREADY LIKE A PRO.
BUT THERE IS STILL A WAY TO GO. BUT THERE IS STILL A WAY TO GO.
TO PLAY LIKE A PRO. TO PLAY LIKE A PRO.
>> Reporter: YOU TEASED THE >> Reporter: YOU TEASED THE
LEADER OF NORTH KOREA, THE LEADER OF NORTH KOREA, THE
FUTURE LEADER OF NORTH KOREA. FUTURE LEADER OF NORTH KOREA.
>> YEAH. >> YEAH. FOR ME, I WASNT TEASING THE FOR ME, I WASNT TEASING THE LEADER OF NORTH KOREA. LEADER OF NORTH KOREA. I WAS TEASING UN PAK.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL WILL NOT >> Reporter: THE SCHOOL WILL NOT
CONFIRM HIS ATTENDANCE. CONFIRM HIS ATTENDANCE.
BUT FROM AUGUST 1998 TO FALL BUT FROM AUGUST 1998 TO FALL
2000, A NORTH KOREAN TEENAGER 2000, A NORTH KOREAN TEENAGER
WAS AT OUR SCHOOL. WAS AT OUR SCHOOL.
HE LEFT ON SHORT NOTICE. HE LEFT ON SHORT NOTICE.
HE WAS WELL-INTEGRATED. HE WAS WELL-INTEGRATED.
HIS HOBBY WAS BASKETBALL. HIS HOBBY WAS BASKETBALL.
HIS NEXT DECADE IS SHROUDED IN HIS NEXT DECADE IS SHROUDED IN
MORE SECRECY. MORE SECRECY. BUT A DISTANT COUSIN, A FORMER BUT A DISTANT COUSIN, A FORMER ALLY OF THE RULING FAMILY, NOW A ALLY OF THE RULING FAMILY, NOW A DEFECTOR, THINKS HE HAS SOME DEFECTOR, THINKS HE HAS SOME CLUES. CLUES. HIS FATHER WAS THE ONE THAT HIS FATHER WAS THE ONE THAT INFLUENCED HIM THE MOST, HE INFLUENCED HIM THE MOST, HE SAYS. SAYS. HE SAW ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE, HE SAW ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE, KNEELING IN FRONT OF HIS FATHER. KNEELING IN FRONT OF HIS FATHER. NOW, KIM JONG-UN IS FORCING ALL NOW, KIM JONG-UN IS FORCING ALL THE OFFICIALS TO DO EXACTLY THE
SAME.FFICIALS TO DO EXACTLY THE SAME. THE WORLD LEARNED THE NAME KIM
JONG-UN ON THE DEATH OF HISKIM JONG-UN ON THE DEATH OF HIS
FATHER IN 2011. FATHER IN 2011.
SOON PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL SIT SOON PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL SIT
DOWN WITH KIM JONG-UN, DOWN WITH KIM JONG-UN,
FACE-TO-FACE, EYE-TO-EYE. FACE-TO-FACE, EYE-TO-EYE.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE? WHATS YOUR ADVICE?
>> TRY TO FIND THE SENSE OF >> TRY TO FIND THE SENSE OF
HUMOR. HUMOR. >> Reporter: A HIGH-STAKES >> Reporter: A HIGH-STAKES MEETING, DEPENDING ON PERSONAL
RAPPORT, WHERE THE MAN MR. TRUMP RAPPORT, WHERE THE MAN MR. TRUMP
MEETS MAY NOT MATCH THE IMAGE ON MEETS MAY NOT MATCH THE IMAGE ON
TV. TV. THAT FORMER TEACHER WENT ON TO THAT FORMER TEACHER WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP TELL ME THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD TRY TO LOOK FOR THE REAL SHOULD TRY TO LOOK FOR THE REAL PERSON. PERSON. BUT THINK ABOUT THIS, SAVANNAH BUT THINK ABOUT THIS, SAVANNAH AND HODA. AND HODA. IN KIM JONG-UN, WE APPEAR TO
HAVE SOMEONE WHO SPENT HIS HIGH
CAS passion ???????